Hey guys i'm back! Sorry for the wait but at least it's a bit longer than the last one. anyways hope you enjoy!

After Miss sienna and Sakura got done with dessert they heard the door open and someone yelling hello along with chatter and the sound of others coming inside the house.

"Oh those most be the girls! Come on Sakura!"Miss Sienna said a she made her way out of the kitchen with Sakura. As soon as the girls saw her they ran over to her squealing to give her a big hug.

"Mama! Oh it's been so long"

"We've missed you so much!"

"You have no idea how much!"

"It's like we haven't seen you for like a year or so and it's only been a few months."

Miss Sienna had to laugh. She was used to all the girls talking at the same time so she knew what to expect. "My girls I have missed you too! I am so glad you made it safely." She said giving each of them a proper hug. Then she remembered Sakura standing behind her and motion for her to come forward so he could introduce her. "Now now, girls. This is one of Syaoran's new friends. This is Sakura."

"Oh…"

"My…"

"God!"

"You are so cute!"The four of them squealed. Sakura blushed and laughed nervously. So these were Syaoran's sisters. Who would've thought that they would be completely different from him, like galaxies apart different.

"Um… Hi. Nice to meet you." She said bowing a little in respect which only made the girl squeal even more.

"You are so adorable. You don't have to be so formal with us, please."

"You are so beautiful!"

"Please tell me my stupid brother has done something smart for a change and made you his girlfriend."

"Hey! I heard that!"Syaoran said frowning as he came down the stairs with the rest of the gang.

"Xiao Lang."They all squealed while running towards him to hug him which made Syaoran blush in embarrassment.

"Baby brother we've missed you so much!"

"Girls, let him breathe we have guests."Yelan said as she also came down the stairs.

"Mother! It's nice to see you."

"It's nice to see you girls too, now let Syaoran and Meiling introduce you to our guests and please behave."

"Yes mother."They all said at the same time, but smiling.

"Well cuz, this is the gang. Right here we have the lovely Tomoyo and her boyfriend Eriol."Meiling started which made Tomoyo and Eriol give a little wave saying hello. "This is Yamazaki and his girlfriend Chiharu and her best friend Rika. And most importantly, this is hot guy over here is my boyfriend Mat."

"What!"

"Boyfriend?"

"And what a boyfriend!"

"Meiling he's hot!"

Everyone laughed seeing as Mat couldn't be any redder from embarrassment. Meiling grabbed his hand and gave it gentle squeeze to let him know that the worst was over. "Trust me, I know! Oh, and you already met Sakura over there. She's Tomoyo's best friend and like a little sister to Mat since they grew up together. And yes, we all think like you girls, Syaoran should make a move, you should see the way they fight and then just act as if nothing happened it's the cutest, dumb thing you'll ever see."

"Meiling!"Sakura and Syaoran said at the same time then they looked at each other blushing with embarrassment which of course only made the girls squeal even more.

"Ok, enough with the squealing please!" Syaoran said getting a little annoyed. "So this, as you already know, are my sisters Fanren, Fuutie, Feimei and Sheifa."

"Hey don't forget us!"Said a young man as he came through the door carrying some suitcases along with Wei and another guy.

"Yeah man, just cause we're stuck carrying everything doesn't give you the right to forget about us."Said the other one.

Syaora smirked and gave each of them a small hug. "Sorry, these are my brothers in law Tien and Kenchin. Tien is married to Fanren and Kenchin to Sheifa."

Everyone greeted them with small waves and hellos just as a little girl came running through the door. "Uncle Xiao!" She said with excitement as she leapt into Syaoran's arms.

"Now, I knew someone was missing."Syaoran said as he gave the little girl a kiss and a hug making her giggle.

"I missed you Uncle Xiao!"

"I missed you too baby. Now come on, I want you to meet my new friends. They're really cool you'll really like them. So guys this little girl right here is the Li family youngest member. This is my niece Yueliang. Say hi, babe."

Yueliang smiled shyly resting her head on her uncle's shoulder and then gave a small hi to everyone which only made them go aw.

"All right! Now that the introductions are done let's get settled so you can all eat, what do you think?"Miss Sienna said making everyone agree.

Sakura couldn't help herself when she saw Yueliang so she walked over to Syaoran who was still carrying the small girl. Syaoran saw her coming over and smiled. He figured Sakura got a little reminder of Ryu when she saw his niece.

"Yue, you see that hideous thing coming toward us, that's Sakura."He said making Sakura frown at him.

"Shut up! That's not what you were saying earlier remember?"She whispered so only he could hear even though everyone had already scattered getting ready for dinner. "Hi there, baby girl. I'm Sakura one of your uncle's friends." She said smiling down at the little girl.

Yueliang gave Sakura a big smile. "You're really pretty, miss. Are you going to be my new Auntie?"

"Well, aren't you hanging out to much with your mom? Yue, Sakura is my best friend and you don't really ask those kinds of questions. Maybe Sakura has a boyfriend already or maybe she doesn't like me like that, but that is a private matter ok?"

"Yeah, ok. Can I go now with Miss Sienna and eat?"

Syaoran nodded and put her down on the floor so she could go with the others. He looked over at Sakura who was smiling at him. "What?"

"So, there is a girl in your life." Syaoran couldn't help but grin at her. He knew when it came down to his niece he was whipped.

"Yeah, the only one who brings out the best in me and can make me do whatever she wants. But don't tell anyone, they'll think I'm a big softy which I'm not."

"Right, sure you're not. Come on mister grouchy let's go eat I'm starving!"

"You're always starving Sakura you're just as bad as Yamazaki. You have to watch out you don't gain a few pounds and start looking all flabby or something."He said while poking her side.

"Hey jerk! I'll have you know I'm in way better shape than you, and if I gain a few pounds I'll be thankful I don't want to look all boney my whole life you know." She finished by walking past him towards the dinner table without another word. Syaoran just smirked knowing they would be back to normal in a few minutes, besides he liked to get a rise out of her.

After dinner, in which everyone got to know each other better, they decided to put up the Christmas tree. Everyone was gathered in the living room sorting out the decorations and lights they would put up while joking and laughing.

"Girls, Xiao Lang here are your ornaments."Yelan said as she came towards the tree with a medium size box in her hands.

"Oh yes! The best part of decorating this tree is getting our ornaments."Sheifa said while holding Yueliang who was already exited about getting hers.

"Do I get mine too, grandma?"

"Yes, but you have to be very careful. You don't want to break it, darling. Remember their very fragile." Yelan said as she started handing each of them their ornaments. Each of the little ornaments was made of gold and crystals. They weren't ordinary ornaments; they were specially made for each of them by what characterized them the most.

"A wolf?" Sakura asked as she saw Syaoran's ornament. It was a little gold and silver howling wolf.

"Yeah. It's my name."

"Your name? Syaoran?"

"My Chinese name, Xiao Lang. It means little wolf. My father had this made for me on my first Christmas. Each of my sisters has something that sets them apart and had it made into their ornament, but my dad always thought my name was what described me the most so he decided."

"Little wolf."Sakura looked at the ornament and smiled. It suited him perfectly. "I like it. You really are like a wolf. Strong, independent and fierce when you need to be. You take care of everyone, but you can be so serious at times but be such a gentle person too. You're father nailed it if you ask me."

Syaoran just stared at his ornament and gave a small smile. His father sure did nail it and for that he was thankful and it made the ornament even more special to him. "Uncle Xiao, can you help me with mine?"

He stared at Yueliang who broke him out of his train of thought and looked at her ornament. It was a beautiful moon with diamond stars around it. Like his, Yueliang's was a representation of her name, the moon.

"Can I see yours Yueliang?"Sakura asked the little girl who held it up with excitement towards Sakura smiling.

"It's a big moon with stars. Uncle Xiao picked out for me when I was little 'cuz my name means moon in Chinese." She explained.

"This is absolutely beautiful, Yue. Just like you."Sakura said as she handed the ornament back to the smiling little girl.

"All right, now that you showed Sakura let's get this things up there ok." Syaoran said as he picked his niece up and headed to the Christmas tree which already had a few decorations on including his sisters, Meiling's and his brothers in law's ornaments. "So where do you want yours?" He asked her.

"I want mine next to yours!" At this everyone smiled and laughed. Everyone could see how much those two loved each other and it showed a side of Syaoran not many were used to seeing.

"Man you sure are a big marshmallow when it comes to your niece." Yamazaki said after Syaoran finished with Yue.

"Shut up, man."Syaoran whispered blushing making everyone laugh.

"Who would've thought there would be someone on the face of the earth who could put Syaoran in his place." Rika said from her seat.

"Ok, ok we got it, I'm whipped when it comes to my niece, but I mean can you really blame me?"

"Of course not! After all, my little girl is the most adorable thing!" Fanren said as she tickled Yueliang making her laugh.

Everyone around laughed at the scene. Tomoyo looked over at Sakura and saw her smiling, but she knew her smile wasn't her normal, happy go lucky smile. She knew Sakura very well; after all they were best friends since they were babies, so she knew what was going on through her head. Seeing the whole family scene maybe a little saddening for her since the past years Sakura just spent Christmas either with her or with Touya and Kaho, but she rarely got to see her dad or have the whole family together, and she knew she missed her mother even more throughout the holydays.

Sakura felt someone watching her and turned towards it. She saw Tomoyo giving her and understanding smile and she just smiled back. Seeing the Li family reminded her a lot of what she had lost and how bad she wanted it back. But she was also glad that Syaoran and Meiling were so lucky to have a loving family like this, even with all their rules and whatnot.

After a few minutes of watching everyone laughing and decorate the room she decided to excuse herself and go outside for a while.

"Saks? Are you ok?" Tomoyo asked as she sat next to Sakura on the front porch.

"Yeah…just thinking, I guess."

"You miss them don't you?"

"Always. But…I'm happy. I have you guys and that's more than enough. I have friends and a family that loves me, so what more can I ask for, right?" She said smiling at Tomoyo who gave a small smile in return and the embraced her best friend.

"You'll always have us Sakura. No matter where life takes us, no matter how hard things get we will always be there for each other. We still have a few bumps in the road to face together so I'm not about to let you go nor am I leaving you. Don't you forget that."

Sakura smiled and gave her a light hug. "I won't, Tomoyo. Thanks, for everything. For sticking by me even when I thought I didn't need you guys."

"You don't need to thank me, you'd do the same and you have." She said smiling back at her best friend.

"You should go inside, I bet Eriol is looking for the first mistletoe there is so he can get a kiss."

"Oh please! He doesn't need mistletoe to get a kiss." She laughed. "Will you be alright?"

"Yeah, go ahead. I'll be in there in a few minutes."

Tomoyo nodded and headed inside to join the others. Sakura smiled and looked up at the stars. 'I wish you were here with me mom. I wish you could see all of us together and how we turned out…but I know, even though it hurts, I know your better up there…'

After a few minutes she felt something warm around her and looked up to find Syaoran with a blanket.

"Hey. I thought you might be a little cold."He said while putting the rest of the warm blanket around her.

"Thanks, Syao."

"What are you doing out here all alone?"

"Just…thinking. It's peaceful out here so I thought it was a good time to talk to my mom."

"Do you mind if I join you?"

Sakura smiled and opened up the blanket so he could sit behind her with her in between his legs. Syaoran blushed a little but smirked at the same time. He was glad she trusted him, so without hesitating he got the blanket again and put it in a way that it would cover them both while he was sitting against one of the walls of the porch with Sakura's back leaning against his chest. At first he felt kind of nervous being so close to her and his family just a few steps away, but when he noticed her silence he put every doubt aside.

"So…What were you talking about?" He whispered, not wanting to disrupt the calmness of the night.

"I was telling her how I wished she was here sometimes, but that I knew she was better up there. She's not suffering anymore…I know Tomoyo probably already told you what happened. She died when I was very young, so sometimes it gets kind of hard to remember her, but in a weird way I can feel her inside me and every memory comes back to me. Her smile, her laughter, her smell…everything."

"But you're scared that as time goes by you'll forget."

"Yes…"Sakura looked up at Syaoran and found him looking up at the sky with a thoughtful look on his face. "Your dad?"

Syaoran only nodded. Everything made sense to Sakura now. How he talked before about him, how much he cherished his ornament because it was given by his father, the fact that he wasn't present and nobody mentioned him.

"He died when I was five, so I really don't remember much about him. He wasn't always home so that makes it even harder, but the times that he was home he was the best dad ever. My mother never mentions him so it's like he's just a memory, like he only existed in my dreams. I understand why you get sad during the holydays. It's harder because everyone around you is happy and carefree, and in occasions you are too, but no matter how many people surround you, you can't help but wish that one of those persons was your mother. That she'd be singing along and laughing with everyone."

"But the truth is…even though I can't see her…I can feel her. Every time I breathe, every time I laugh, even when I cry I feel her comforting me. I know she'll always be there, even though it's in my memories." She turned around kneeling still in between his legs and grabbed his face carefully. "Just like your dad is right here with you. And he always will be. Even if no one talks about him, he'll always be inside you. And if you need him he'll be there, you just need to talk and he will listen."She whispered giving him a small smile.

"I've never mentioned him-"

"I won't. It's not my place to say anything." She whispered knowing where he was headed.

Syaoran sighed and rested his forehead against hers and caressed her face gently. They were both silent, neither knew what to say but they felt comfortable like that. It was as if they had each shed some weight of their shoulders and that was enough right now.

Unknown to them Yelan was watching them from the window. She could really see how much her son cared for this girl and vice versa. But she knew that it wasn't possible for them to be together, the Elders would never allow it.

"Never thought I'd see the day when Xiao Lang showed emotions toward someone outside our family." Fanren said as she came to stand next to her mother. "It's nice to know that he's not as cold hearted as he tries to make it seem."

"We can't allow him to get close to her, Fanren. You know the rules."

"Mother, he's happy for once. Let it last, let it take its course."

"If I do, they will both get hurt."

Fanren looked at her mother and then at her little brother. She knew her family and she knew that if this was what Syaoran wanted he would have to go through hell to get it. But she knew him; she knew he could win if he really tried.

"I think…you should give them a chance, both of them. Xiao Lang is not a kid anymore mom, he knows what he'll be up against. I don't think we should interfere with this, and I don't know but Sakura looks like the type of girl who can change him for better. He needs someone like her."

Yelan just stared at the couple outside who were staring back at the stars under the blanket. She knew what her daughter was saying was true but if this developed into something more than just a high school crush it could mean a whole lot of trouble and drama.

So hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I wanted to thank you for all your wonderful reviews, they've been great! So see u next time, keep reviewing!